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Definition spin in British English

spin verb

verb
/spɪn/
1

to turn round and round quickly

Example

The Earth spins on its axis.

Example

The dancers were spinning in circles.

Synonyms and related words
spin revolve whirl
1.1

to make something turn round and round quickly

Example

Spin the wheel with your hand.

Synonyms and related words
spin revolve whirl
1.2

when a washing machine spins, it squeezes water out of the clothes by turning the drum round and round quickly

Synonyms and related words
air boil the cleaners
1.3

to turn your head or body quickly so that it faces the opposite direction, or to turn someone quickly so that they face you

Example

He spun on his heel and walked quickly away.

Synonyms and related words
turn spin overturn
2

to twist fibres of a material such as cotton or wool into thread in order to make cloth

Example

She spins all her own wool.

Example

She taught me how to spin.

Synonyms and related words
basketry basketwork cane
2.1

if an insect or spider spins something such as a web, it makes it from thread that it produces in its body

Example

The class watched the caterpillar spin its cocoon.

Synonyms and related words
alight beat be on the wing
3

if your head spins, you feel confused or ill

Synonyms and related words
suffer get contract
4

to present information in a particular way, especially in a way that makes something seem good or less bad

Example

How do you think the candidate will spin this story?

Synonyms and related words
aggrandise aggrandize exaggerate
5

to go somewhere quickly in a car, on a bicycle etc

Example

A car went spinning past us.

6

to tell a story, especially one that is not true, in an interesting and exciting way

Example

He spun a ridiculous tale about having worked for the secret services in his youth.

Synonyms and related words
narrate weave retell
Definition spin in British English